Bishop Bruce Wright is a source of hope and comfort to patients at University Community Hospital. ...more

June 18, 2008

UNIVERSITY AREA Bishop Bruce Wright is a source of hope and comfort to patients at University Community Hospital. As the hospital's chaplain, he shares in the celebration of births and grieves with families when a patient is lost. He counsels the terminally ill and consoles the injured. Wright, 56, spends countless hours attending to the spiritual needs of men, women and children at UCH, UCH-Carrollwood, Pepin Heart Hospital and Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital. ...more

June 17, 2008

SEBRING — A least one group of medical professionals still makes house calls. With a nine-person staff, including four nurses, the local two-month-old Visiting Nurse Association of Florida regularly makes house calls to 44 patients. The not-for-profit foundation was established nationally in 1976. "We teach them the tools to stay out of the hospital," said Kimberly Simms, director of marketing. "The nurses bring a smile and a helping hand." VNA visiting nurses work hand in hand with physicians when visiting 74 -year old Donald Vanyo. The homebound Lake Placid resident takes 14 pills a day. ...more

May 27, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS On Thursday, Community Health Centers of Pinellas will break ground on its 8,000-square-foot primary care facility. ...more

May 27, 2008

Nurses, nurse practitioners and educators at Mease Dunedin Hospital will provide about 15 middle school students with what the health care professionals hope will be an unforgettable summer camp. ...more

May 26, 2008

A nonprofit provider offering affordable primary medical care to the needy and those without health insurance plans to construct a treatment facility on eastern Tarpon Avenue. ...more

May 24, 2008

SEBRING — A new physician is treating patients at the Highlands County Health Department. Dr. Priyamvada Gujjar has been a Highlands County resident since 2003. She started working full time for the health department in March, after a six-month-long search. About 15 patients a day, five days a week, visit with the new doctor. Fees are charged on a sliding scale. All ages may schedule an appointment. Patients with Medicare and private insurance may also visit Gujjar at no charge if they are unable to afford it. ...more

May 23, 2008

When the National Institute of Mental Health opened the doors to its midlife clinic here in 1989, it placed a newspaper ad asking for women to volunteer as research subjects. ...more

May 21, 2008

Good Samaritan Health Clinic recently unveiled its four winners in the second annual Nurses of the Year Awards banquet. ...more

May 21, 2008

He's a hero in the police chief's eyes for pulling a bleeding officer to safety seconds before her cruiser erupted in flames. ...more

May 6, 2008